Edited release
09/20/24
The Indiana Fever came up just short, 92-91, in its final matchup of the regular season against the Washington Mystics at Capital One Arena on Thursday night. The game was played in front of a sold-out crowd of 20,711, which set a WNBA record for the largest attendance in league history.
Indiana’s bench finished with a season-best 53 points scored, and four Fever players scored in double figures. Fever guard Kristy Wallace led Indiana off the bench with a season-high 17 points and four rebounds. Fever forward NaLyssa Smith followed with 16 points and five rebounds, while center Aliyah Boston and reserve forward Katie Lou Samuelson both added 10 points and combined for seven rebounds, six assists and three steals in the loss.
Caitlin Clark recorded eight points, eight assists and five rebounds in roughly 20 minutes. Clark ended the night with the franchise record for most points scored in a regular season with 769 points.
Indiana will now travel to face the No. 3 seed Connecticut Sun to begin its first round series in the 2024 WNBA Playoffs on Sunday at 2 pm on ABC. Game 2 will be played Wednesday night at 6:30 and will be shown on ESPN. If a Game 3 is necessary, it will be played Friday September 27th at a time to be determined. It will be shown on ESPN 2.